Former Prime Minister Imran Khan hails his saviour as ‘Pakistan’s hero’

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has hailed the person, who foiled the assassination bid and apprehended the shooter throughout his lengthy march, because the nation’s “hero”.

Lahore,UPDATED: Nov 5, 2022 23:39 IST

Ibtisam, the person who caught Imran Khan’s attacker.

By Press Trust of India: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan who survived an assassination try has hailed the person who foiled the assault and apprehended the shooter throughout his lengthy march in Punjab province because the nation’s “hero”.

Khan, 70, suffered a bullet damage in the proper leg on Thursday when two gunmen fired a volley of bullets at him and others mounting on a container-mounted truck within the Wazirabad space of Punjab province, the place he was main a protest march in opposition to the Shehbaz Sharif authorities.

A day in a while Friday, Khan met with Ibtisam, who foiled the assault and apprehended the shooter throughout the march, on the Shaukat Khanum Hospital right here the place he’s being handled for the bullet wounds which pierced by means of his decrease limbs, inflicting a fracture, the Geo News reported.

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“You are Pakistan’s hero. You showed immense courage. It felt very nice,” Khan advised Ibtisam.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman additionally signed an autograph for his saviour on the identical shirt that he wore whereas apprehending the shooter who’s at present within the custody of Punjab Police.

Meanwhile, Khan’s ex-wives have additionally condemned the assassination try.

The cricketer-turned-politician has married thrice. His earlier two marriages have led to divorce.

His first marriage was with Jemima Goldsmith, daughter of a British billionaire, in 1995, which lasted 9 years. Khan has two sons from her. His second marriage with TV anchor Reham Khan in 2015 ended after 10 months.

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In 2018, Khan married for the third time together with his “spiritual guide” Bushra Maneka.

Goldsmith, the ex-wife of Khan, expressed reduction as her former husband is secure after the assassination try. She additionally known as Ibtisam a “hero”. She additionally conveyed their sons’ gratitude to the person who caught the attacker.

“The news we dread… Thank God he’s okay. And thank you from his sons to the heroic man in the crowd who tackled the gunman,” 48-year-old Goldsmith, who separated from Khan in 2004, tweeted.

Reham Khan tweeted, “Firing on PTI chairman Imran Khan & other party members is shocking & condemnable. Security for public events for all our politicians must be ensured by provincial/federal law enforcement & our agencies.”

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Raajnandini Mukherjee

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Nov 5, 2022